Uncomfortable Beings

by Maja Križnik

Zverine, fiction, digital DCP, c
In progress

SI, IT

EMA (36) is selling their family home after the death of their father. While her sisters are full of advice, they offer little help. Meanwhile, Ema’s longtime partner tells her he is reconsidering not having kids, making Ema question her whole life. The sisters struggle to agree on their childhood memories and face a devastating blow when the middle sister, mom of three, gets diagnosed with breast cancer. Ema takes on the responsibility of taking care of her nephew while realizing she’s getting closer to her sister’s family than her own partner. Feeling guilty over this, she resorts to reckless behavior but ultimately finds peace within herself and her sister’s embrace.

screenwriter
Maja Križnik
director
Maja Križnik
producers
Lija Pogačnik, Vlado Bulajić
co-producer
Marta Zaccaron
director of photography
Fabris Šulin

featuring
Nika Rozman, Jana Zupančič, Janja Majzelj

production
December
co-production
RTV Slovenija, Incipit film
in collaboration with
Film Studio Viba Film
co-funding
Slovenian Film Centre, Creative Europe - MEDIA

December
Lija Pogačnik
lija@decemberfilm.si
Vlado Bulajić
vlado@decemberfilm.si

Maja Križnik, born in 1986, is a screenwriter and director. After graduating in Comparative Literature and Philosophy in 2012, Maja pursued studies at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana, specializing in Film and Television Directing. Her graduation film, Little Fish (2016), earned her the Vesna Award for Best Study Film at the 19th Festival of Slovenian Film and together with her diploma short film Zoo (2016) the Prešeren Student Award. Uncomfortable Beings is her first feature film.

Production company December, founded in 2013 by Vlado Bulajić and Lija Pogačnik, has consistently demonstrated its ability to produce innovative and critically acclaimed projects. Their journey started with three short films, one of which won over 25 international awards, laying the foundation for our first two feature films, both released in 2021. “Inventory” by Darko Sinko premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, and “Bitch, A Derogatory Term for a Woman” by Tijana Zinajić premiered at the Valencia Film Festival. In 2022, they released their first documentary “2017” by Goran Vojnović, followed by “The Last Cowboy” by Tadej Čater, which premiered at the Sarajevo Film Festival in 2024. Among international co-productions are the Croatian “The Diary of Diana B” (2019) by Dana Budisavljević, “Safe Place” (2022) by Juraj Lerotić and “Dražen” (2024) by Danilo Šerbedžija, as well as the Serbian feature “Mother Mara” (2024) by Mirjana Karanović.